Course - Norwegian Islam: Institutions, Disciplines and Schools in Historical and Global Perspective - RVI2185
RVI2185 - Norwegian Islam: Institutions, Disciplines and Schools in Historical and Global Perspective
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 100/100 |
Course content
When peoples, including those of Muslim faith, move across countries and continents, religious institutions follow and provide one of the most effective societal structures for settlement and interaction with society. Consequently, Norwegian Islamic institutions organise primarily according to the Islamic global and historical schools, 'brotherhoods', and movements, and secondarily into other organisational models negotiated with majority society. Change takes place continuously and is deliberated and communicated through the Islamic disciplines, i.e. the systematically produced knowledge about Islam as faith and practice. This course contributes to knowledge of Islamic institutions in Norway, through historical study of the main Islamic disciplines and schools, and their significance in everyday life, including art, literature and architecture. Since the earliest and largest Norwegian Muslim communities originate in Pakistan, special attention is devoted to their institutions and histories. Analytical focus is on how theories and methods shape knowledge, with corresponding practices. This approach applies to the Islamic disciplines, other academic disciplines that produce studies of Islam and Muslims, and state policy.
Learning outcome
According to the course curriculum, a candidate who passes this course is expected to have the following learning outcome (defined as knowledge and skills):
Knowledge
The candidate has attained
- core knowledge about the Islamic disciplines and schools of Quran exegesis, Prophetic tradition, law and legal reasoning, theology/dogma, ritual, ethics, history, rhetoric, and the theories and methods that pertain to them
- in-depth knowledge about how the Islamic disciplines and schools have developed in the Norwegian context, including artistic and material expressions
- analytical understanding of relationships between state policy and knowledge production, in Islamic and other academic disciplines and studies
Skills
The candidate has acquired skills to
- identify and describe the Islamic disciplines and schools in institutional contexts
- analyse the Islamic disciplines, and academic studies of these, regarding theories, methods, and relationship with state policy
- write the history of Norwegian Islam, viewed through the lens of the Islamic disciplines and schools, of academic studies, and of state policy
Learning methods and activities
The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. The lectures and seminars aim at outlining broad frameworks for thinking about the issues which are treated in the course readings, and raising the policy issues touched upon.
In order to sit the exam students have to attend at least 80 % of the lectures and seminars, and get up to three oral presentations approved. For more information on the obligatory activity, see Blackboard. The obligatory activity can only be approved in the semester when the course is taught, but is valid in this and the subsequent term.
Compulsory assignments
- Approved obligatory activity
Further on evaluation
The exam consists of a written assignment (8000 words).
Recommended previous knowledge
Skills equivalent to one year of university studies, including basic courses in religious studies, especially RVI1010 Theories of Religion and RVI1030 Religions of the Middle East or equivalent courses.
For those who do not have basic knowledge of Islam, it is recommended to read Anne Sofie Roald, Islam (Pax Forlag, 2012) or equivalent overview works.
Course materials
The required reading list will be available at the beginning of the semester.
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Version: 1
Credits:
15.0 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Comparative Religion
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Assignment
100/100
Submission
2024-12-09
INSPERA
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"